Are there any Christian groups or denominations that believe that non-Christians have access to the power of the Holy Spirit?
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In response to my question https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/87067/50422 , a user commented:
> Perhaps this question should be scoped to Christians who believe "access to the power of the Holy Spirit is an essential and distinctive attribute and privilege of Christians. People from other religions, as well as agnostics and atheists, do not have access to this power." I don't believe this.
Are there any Christian groups or denominations that officially hold this position (i.e., that non-Christians DO HAVE access to the power of the Holy Spirit)? If so, what is their biblical basis?
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#### Is the phrase *"access to the power of the Holy Spirit"* awkward?
First of all, an exact google search for the phrase ["the power of the holy spirit"](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+power+of+the+holy+spirit%22) yields about 20,800,000 hits (as of March 21, 2022).
Similarly, an exact google search for the phrase ["access to the power of the holy spirit"](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22access+to+the+power+of+the+holy+spirit%22) yields about 6,530,000 hits.
This means that the phrase is at the very least *frequently* used. In fact, there is a whole GotQuestions article on the power of the Holy Spirit: [What is the power of the Holy Spirit? - www.gotquestions.org](https://www.gotquestions.org/power-Holy-Spirit.html)
Here is an example of the full phrase *"access to the power of the Holy Spirit"* being used in a [Christian site](https://www.bibleref.com/1-Corinthians/3/1-Corinthians-3-6.html#:~:text=access%20to%20the%20power%20of%20the%20Holy%20Spirit) :
> Paul has described the Corinthian Christians as infants, still living in the flesh despite being given **access to the power of the Holy Spirit**. Now he is explaining to them, as if to children, why it is so foolish to divide themselves into factions based on which Christian leader they are loyal to.
Here is [another example](https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/yielding-to-the-holy-spirit-chad-garrison-sermon-on-holy-spirit-attributes-133629#:~:text=access%20to%20the%20power%20of%20the%20Holy%20Spirit) :
> As believers, we all need a reminder from time to time that we have been given **access to the power of the Holy Spirit** from the moment we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
And [another one](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/collateral-damage-in-the-invitation-of-t-d-jakes-to-the-elephant-room/#:~:text=%C2%A0T.%20D.%20Jakes%2C%20Anointing%20Fall%20on%20Me%3A%20Accessing%20the%20Power%20of%20the%20Holy%20Spirit%20(Lanham%2C%20MD%3A%20Pneuma%20Life%20Publishing%2C%201997)%2C%20p.%207.) (from the The Gospel Coalition):
> 5. T. D. Jakes, Anointing Fall on Me: **Accessing the Power of the Holy Spirit** (Lanham, MD: Pneuma Life Publishing, 1997), p. 7.
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- https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/87092/50422
- https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/90128/50422
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